CA1223613A - Combined calculator tape and coupon and method of use - Google Patents
Combined calculator tape and coupon and method of useInfo
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Abstract
COMBINED CALCULATOR TAPE AND COUPON
AND METHOD OF USE
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
An improved method for using a calculator tape (12) in a roll (10) and redemption coupons (16) in combination is described. The method uses a novel tape roll (10) for a calculator or cash register (20), includng a dried, moisture sensitive, adhesive (13) on one side of the tape which accepts printing from the calculator or cash register and including the coupons (l6) provided on the other side (17) of the tape roll opposite the adhesive (13). The coupons can be pasted in a redemption booklet (23) by moistening the adhesive.
AND METHOD OF USE
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
An improved method for using a calculator tape (12) in a roll (10) and redemption coupons (16) in combination is described. The method uses a novel tape roll (10) for a calculator or cash register (20), includng a dried, moisture sensitive, adhesive (13) on one side of the tape which accepts printing from the calculator or cash register and including the coupons (l6) provided on the other side (17) of the tape roll opposite the adhesive (13). The coupons can be pasted in a redemption booklet (23) by moistening the adhesive.
Description
~ ~2~3~;~3 The present in-vention relates -to a combined re-demption coupon and calculator tape in a roll for use in a calculator or cash register. In particular, the present invention relates to roll of tape with an adhesive on one side which is used for printing of indicia for a monetary amount and with the coupons on the other side.
U.S. Patent No. 1,011,549 to Yantis describes a roll with perforated segments wherein randomly spaced segments on the roll have different colored coupons which are provided as prizes to purchasers to whom segments of the roll are presented as sales slips. U.S. Patent No. 3,042,426 to Cohen shows a three part, longitudinally folded tape roll with a longitudinal line cf perforations for separating the tape along a row of monetary indicia. The coupons are concealed inside the folds of the tape. The construction is relatively complex and expensive in comparison to conventional paper tape rolls.
The prior art has provided for redemption coupons as stamps with a moisture sensitive adhesive and booklets into which the moistened stamps are inserted. The coupons are a reward for a purchase based upon the amount of the purchase.
The problem is that the coupons are separate from the tape segment bearing the individual item costs and totals for the ! purchaser.
An aspect of the invention resides in a method of providing individual and total monetary amounts on a tape and redemption coupons together using a calculator with a printer Eor the amounts and with a roll of tape fed to the printer.
The method includes the steps of providing a roll of tape in the calculator wherein the tape is provided with a dry, moisture ? sensitive printable adhesive on one side which is towards the ~ prinker and wherein the other side of the tape is provided i~ with printed matter in the form of redemption coupons, and then dispensing and printing on the adhesive side of the roll ~' the individual and total monetary amounts using the printer.
The segment of the roll is then removed from the calculator, ~? ~l mab/ ~
~236~3 the segment including at least a portion thereof which is printed on the adhesive side of the tape.
The present invention also resides in a tape roll which is adapted for a printing calculator, which roll includes an elongated s-trip of tape with a dried moisture sensitive adhesive on one side and redemption coupons printed on the other side, wherein the tape is in a roll with the adhesive exposed around the roll such that the calculator prints on the adhesive.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a cash register tape and adhesively gummed coupons or stamps in combination in a single tape roll. The present invention further relates to a coupon tape roll which is simple - la -mab/ ~
.
::L2~363L3 and inexpensive to manu~acture using conventional equipment i.or slitting paper and for rolling tape. These and other objects ~ill hecome increasingly apparent by reference to the following descrlption and the drawings~
In the Drawings Figure 1 is a front perspecti~e view of a tape roll (10) in the setting of a cash register (20) shown in dotted lines~ wherein the elongate strip of tape (12) is provided with a dried moisture sensitive adheslve (13) which has been printed with monetary indicia (14 and 15 ) by a pr:inter t22) in the register.
Figure 2 is an end, cross-secti:nal view o~ the ~ape ~12~ with the adhesive ~13~ along line 2-~ of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a plan view of a seIment (18) of the tape 112) of Figure 1 showing the coupons (16).
Figure 4 is a front perspective view of a cash register t20) with the tape roll tlO) in position for printing~ !
Figura S is a front view of a redemption booklet t23) for the coupons (16~o General_Description The present invention relates to a method of provid;.ny individual and total of monetary amounts on a tape and xedemption coupons using a calculator with a printer for the amounts and with a roll of tape fed to th~ printer which comprises providing a roll of tape in the calcillator wherein the tape is provided with a dried, moisture sensiti~e adhesivP on one side toward~ the print~r and wherein the other side of the tape is provided with printed matter in the form of a redemption coupon; printing on the adhe~ive side of the roll the indîvidual ~30 and total monetaxy amounts; removing a segment o~ the roll from ~he calculator including at least the printed portion; providing a coupon boo~ with pages onto which the segment~ or portions thereof are pasted by moi~tening the adhesive; and proviaing Eor redemption o~ the coupons after a selected number have been 35 collected.
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~Z236~.3 The present invention further relate~ to a tape roll adapted for a printing calculatox whish comprises: an elongate strip of tape with a dried moi~ture sensitive adhesive on one side and redemption coupons printed on the other side, wherein the tape is in a roll with the adhesive exposed around the roll such that the calculator prints on the ~dhesive. The tape is preferably of paper.
Thus the present invention provides a means for combining adhesively backed coupons and ~:ash register tape as a single combined unit. Unexpectedly, the adhesive accepts the printing of indicia without bleeding or o her unwanted transfer of the printing inks. The inks can be of the conventional type.
The adhesive can have a coloring agent in it, such as a whitening agent like titanium dioxide, in order to provide more contrast for the printing. The adhesive is Freferably a dried, water soluble gum and must be flexible anl strong enough to be fed through a calculator or cash regi~ter without gumming the printing mechanism or calculator.
Specific Descriotion Referring to Figures 1 to 4, the tape roll 10 of the present invention is shown. The roll 10 includes a conventional spool 11 with an opening lla, which can be ma~e of wood or plastic, and an elongate strip of tape 12, preferably made of pap~r but which can be made of plastic, wrapped around the spool 11. The strip 12 has a dried moisture sensitive adhesive 13 applied on the exposed side of the strip 12. T~e strip 12 with the adhesive 13 is formed by slitting a long, wide sheet oF
paper into the strips 12 (n~t shown~. The adhesive 13 gives the strip 12 a slight curl as shown in-Figure 2. Individualitem monetary 30 i~dicia 14 and other indicia, such as the conventional calculator 3ymbols "+~ 14a and n ~ 14b for an intermediate total are provided alon~ with the grand total monetary indicia lS. As can be seen from Figure 2, the indicia 14 and lS imprint directly i~to the adhesive 13.
~L2236~3 The roll 10 of tape 12 i~ provi~ed with coupon~ 16 printed on the other side 17 opposite the adhesive 13. The segment or slip 18 is separated with serrations 19 at either end rom a serra~ed ~ear plate ~not shown) in a cash register 20 a~ter the total 15 has been foundO The register 20 includes a conventional amount window 21 and internal printing heads 22 which are preferably of the type which prints solid indicia;
however, the printing heads can ~e o~ th~ dot printer type (not shown)O
The person who receives the 31iE 18 is preferably a purc~aser, such as in a grocery store. T'..e purchaser receives a coupon booklet 23 from the store and inse.ts the indivldual coupons 16 in the booklet 23 by cutting t.e coupons apart and moistening the adhesive 13~ Periodic~lly the purchaser presents lS the bookl~t 23 with the coupons 16 to the store Eor redemption, such as for food.
It will be recognized that the cash register 20 can be any sort of calculator. The segment or slip 18 can be used in an~ setting where it is desired to provide the user or a third 20 party with caupons 160 The length of the segment or slip 18 determines the number of coupons 16 whicb t'ne purchaser receivesO
Thu3 the greater the number of individual purchases reflected hy the indic~a 14 r the greater the number of coup~ns 16. If desired or major purchases the tape can be rolled out of the 2S register 20 wi~hout additional indicia 14 or 1~. Also the individual caupons 16 can have perforations (not shown) between the coupons 16.
As can be seen the foregolng invention provides a simple means for providing pre-adhesively backed coupons and a cash register slip together. It saves using separate machines for dispensing stamps~
U.S. Patent No. 1,011,549 to Yantis describes a roll with perforated segments wherein randomly spaced segments on the roll have different colored coupons which are provided as prizes to purchasers to whom segments of the roll are presented as sales slips. U.S. Patent No. 3,042,426 to Cohen shows a three part, longitudinally folded tape roll with a longitudinal line cf perforations for separating the tape along a row of monetary indicia. The coupons are concealed inside the folds of the tape. The construction is relatively complex and expensive in comparison to conventional paper tape rolls.
The prior art has provided for redemption coupons as stamps with a moisture sensitive adhesive and booklets into which the moistened stamps are inserted. The coupons are a reward for a purchase based upon the amount of the purchase.
The problem is that the coupons are separate from the tape segment bearing the individual item costs and totals for the ! purchaser.
An aspect of the invention resides in a method of providing individual and total monetary amounts on a tape and redemption coupons together using a calculator with a printer Eor the amounts and with a roll of tape fed to the printer.
The method includes the steps of providing a roll of tape in the calculator wherein the tape is provided with a dry, moisture ? sensitive printable adhesive on one side which is towards the ~ prinker and wherein the other side of the tape is provided i~ with printed matter in the form of redemption coupons, and then dispensing and printing on the adhesive side of the roll ~' the individual and total monetary amounts using the printer.
The segment of the roll is then removed from the calculator, ~? ~l mab/ ~
~236~3 the segment including at least a portion thereof which is printed on the adhesive side of the tape.
The present invention also resides in a tape roll which is adapted for a printing calculator, which roll includes an elongated s-trip of tape with a dried moisture sensitive adhesive on one side and redemption coupons printed on the other side, wherein the tape is in a roll with the adhesive exposed around the roll such that the calculator prints on the adhesive.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a cash register tape and adhesively gummed coupons or stamps in combination in a single tape roll. The present invention further relates to a coupon tape roll which is simple - la -mab/ ~
.
::L2~363L3 and inexpensive to manu~acture using conventional equipment i.or slitting paper and for rolling tape. These and other objects ~ill hecome increasingly apparent by reference to the following descrlption and the drawings~
In the Drawings Figure 1 is a front perspecti~e view of a tape roll (10) in the setting of a cash register (20) shown in dotted lines~ wherein the elongate strip of tape (12) is provided with a dried moisture sensitive adheslve (13) which has been printed with monetary indicia (14 and 15 ) by a pr:inter t22) in the register.
Figure 2 is an end, cross-secti:nal view o~ the ~ape ~12~ with the adhesive ~13~ along line 2-~ of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a plan view of a seIment (18) of the tape 112) of Figure 1 showing the coupons (16).
Figure 4 is a front perspective view of a cash register t20) with the tape roll tlO) in position for printing~ !
Figura S is a front view of a redemption booklet t23) for the coupons (16~o General_Description The present invention relates to a method of provid;.ny individual and total of monetary amounts on a tape and xedemption coupons using a calculator with a printer for the amounts and with a roll of tape fed to th~ printer which comprises providing a roll of tape in the calcillator wherein the tape is provided with a dried, moisture sensiti~e adhesivP on one side toward~ the print~r and wherein the other side of the tape is provided with printed matter in the form of a redemption coupon; printing on the adhe~ive side of the roll the indîvidual ~30 and total monetaxy amounts; removing a segment o~ the roll from ~he calculator including at least the printed portion; providing a coupon boo~ with pages onto which the segment~ or portions thereof are pasted by moi~tening the adhesive; and proviaing Eor redemption o~ the coupons after a selected number have been 35 collected.
~ ~ ~
~Z236~.3 The present invention further relate~ to a tape roll adapted for a printing calculatox whish comprises: an elongate strip of tape with a dried moi~ture sensitive adhesive on one side and redemption coupons printed on the other side, wherein the tape is in a roll with the adhesive exposed around the roll such that the calculator prints on the ~dhesive. The tape is preferably of paper.
Thus the present invention provides a means for combining adhesively backed coupons and ~:ash register tape as a single combined unit. Unexpectedly, the adhesive accepts the printing of indicia without bleeding or o her unwanted transfer of the printing inks. The inks can be of the conventional type.
The adhesive can have a coloring agent in it, such as a whitening agent like titanium dioxide, in order to provide more contrast for the printing. The adhesive is Freferably a dried, water soluble gum and must be flexible anl strong enough to be fed through a calculator or cash regi~ter without gumming the printing mechanism or calculator.
Specific Descriotion Referring to Figures 1 to 4, the tape roll 10 of the present invention is shown. The roll 10 includes a conventional spool 11 with an opening lla, which can be ma~e of wood or plastic, and an elongate strip of tape 12, preferably made of pap~r but which can be made of plastic, wrapped around the spool 11. The strip 12 has a dried moisture sensitive adhesive 13 applied on the exposed side of the strip 12. T~e strip 12 with the adhesive 13 is formed by slitting a long, wide sheet oF
paper into the strips 12 (n~t shown~. The adhesive 13 gives the strip 12 a slight curl as shown in-Figure 2. Individualitem monetary 30 i~dicia 14 and other indicia, such as the conventional calculator 3ymbols "+~ 14a and n ~ 14b for an intermediate total are provided alon~ with the grand total monetary indicia lS. As can be seen from Figure 2, the indicia 14 and lS imprint directly i~to the adhesive 13.
~L2236~3 The roll 10 of tape 12 i~ provi~ed with coupon~ 16 printed on the other side 17 opposite the adhesive 13. The segment or slip 18 is separated with serrations 19 at either end rom a serra~ed ~ear plate ~not shown) in a cash register 20 a~ter the total 15 has been foundO The register 20 includes a conventional amount window 21 and internal printing heads 22 which are preferably of the type which prints solid indicia;
however, the printing heads can ~e o~ th~ dot printer type (not shown)O
The person who receives the 31iE 18 is preferably a purc~aser, such as in a grocery store. T'..e purchaser receives a coupon booklet 23 from the store and inse.ts the indivldual coupons 16 in the booklet 23 by cutting t.e coupons apart and moistening the adhesive 13~ Periodic~lly the purchaser presents lS the bookl~t 23 with the coupons 16 to the store Eor redemption, such as for food.
It will be recognized that the cash register 20 can be any sort of calculator. The segment or slip 18 can be used in an~ setting where it is desired to provide the user or a third 20 party with caupons 160 The length of the segment or slip 18 determines the number of coupons 16 whicb t'ne purchaser receivesO
Thu3 the greater the number of individual purchases reflected hy the indic~a 14 r the greater the number of coup~ns 16. If desired or major purchases the tape can be rolled out of the 2S register 20 wi~hout additional indicia 14 or 1~. Also the individual caupons 16 can have perforations (not shown) between the coupons 16.
As can be seen the foregolng invention provides a simple means for providing pre-adhesively backed coupons and a cash register slip together. It saves using separate machines for dispensing stamps~
Claims (6)
OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A method of providing individual and total monetary amounts on a tape and redemption coupons together using a calculator with a printer for the amounts and with a roll of tape fed to the printer which comprises:
(a) providing a roll of tape in the calculator wherein the tape is provided with a dried, moisture sensitive printable adhesive on one side which is towards the printer and wherein the other side of the tape is provided with printed matter in the form of redemption coupons;
(b) dispensing and printing on the adhesive side of the roll the individual and total monetary amounts using the printer; and (c) removing a segment of the roll from the calculator, said segment including at least a portion thereof which is printed on the adhesive side of the tape.
(a) providing a roll of tape in the calculator wherein the tape is provided with a dried, moisture sensitive printable adhesive on one side which is towards the printer and wherein the other side of the tape is provided with printed matter in the form of redemption coupons;
(b) dispensing and printing on the adhesive side of the roll the individual and total monetary amounts using the printer; and (c) removing a segment of the roll from the calculator, said segment including at least a portion thereof which is printed on the adhesive side of the tape.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the calculator is a cash register.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the printer prints solid indicia.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the segment is a sales slip which is provided to a purchaser for use as said redemption coupons and for pasting by way of said adhesive in a booklet.
5. A tape roll adapted for a printing calculator which comprises:
an elongate strip of tape with a dried moisture sensitive adhesive on one side and redemption coupons printed on the other side, wherein the tape is in a roll with the adhesive exposed around the roll such that the calculator prints on the adhesive.
an elongate strip of tape with a dried moisture sensitive adhesive on one side and redemption coupons printed on the other side, wherein the tape is in a roll with the adhesive exposed around the roll such that the calculator prints on the adhesive.
6. The tape roll of claim 5 wherein the tape is paper.
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| US39021682A | 1982-06-21 | 1982-06-21 | |
| US06/390,216 | 1982-06-21 |
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